Big houses never make people happy. Maybe that’s why a lot of people are not happy. Because so many things, you feel oppressive. Because big house, you collect things. Small house, you think twice before you want to collect something.

And the smaller the house, the happier you will be. Because whatever you need is there!

You don’t have to walk miles to take things from the kitchen. And then you forget, and then you go back again, another thing. I’m very happy in the cave. Because I have everything at my fingertips, you see? So easy to get anything, and what do you need anything? But if you really have an important job and you have to have a lot of clothes and shoes, then okay, an apartment is fine enough.

You have to try to make shelves, to put things around you, instead of have another room for it. Just buy shelves. And you don’t have to ask people to come and make shelves for you. You buy those ready-made shelves. You come home, you just screw them together. Just put them on top of each other. Like, plastic shelves in a small box. ​

And you have also a ready-made plastic closet, cabinet. It’s so easy to do. You don’t need a man to even do it. I do it myself. See, like that, and then you put shelves for everything you need around you, so you don’t need another room for a library, another room for watching television.

The smaller, the better. I tell you from my own experience. You’re happier in there. You feel so happy, just stay there. You don’t even want to leave that place because you feel peaceful. You feel you’re in control of everything. Your own universe, two by two! Yes, really, very nice.

And then less heater in the winter, less air-con in the summer. And mostly, the smaller house, it’s cool, if you have it under the tree. It’s cool all day, you don’t even need it, don’t need air-con at all. And winter, just a small heater is fine. Also air-con, small heater, less than if you have a bigger house.

If you have a bigger house, even if you don’t live in many rooms, you still need to keep a heater on in all rooms. And that costs electricity or oil or whatever. Because it just burdens your mind, I’m telling you. Burdens your mind, because you have to still be thinking about it. It’s still on the back of your mind whether that room is okay, or “Next week, I have to clean this room, that room because it’s moldy” or it probably has to be cleaned now and then, no? Even if you don’t live in there. Oh, no, no, it is no good.

If you really want to practice well and be happy, then the smaller the house, the better. Apartment, small apartment, or live in some trailer park or something. If you’re comfortable there. If it’s convenient for you. If it’s allowed in your country.